_Parma Eldalamberon_ 'The Book of Elven-tongues' is a journal of the
Elvish Linguistic Fellowship, a special interest group of the Society.
The current issue presents previously unpublished writings by
J. R. R. Tolkien concerning his Elvish languages and early versions
of his invented scripts. These have been edited and annotated
by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith and Patrick H. Wynne, under
the guidance of Christopher Tolkien and with the permission of the
Tolkien Estate.

The _Tengwesta Qenderinwa_ is a grammar of the Primitive Quendian
language, which Tolkien imagined to be the common ancestor of the
various Elven-tongues spoken in Middle-earth, such as Quenya, Noldorin,
Lemberin and Pereldarin (the last two later called Sindarin and Nandorin).
The earliest version of the _Tengwesta Qenderinwa_ was composed in
the late 1930s around the same time as the _Etymologies,_ which is a
collection of Primitive Quendian bases with examples of Elvish words
derived from them. The _Tengwesta Qenderinwa_ describes the
grammatical rules for the structure of Quendian bases and the derivation
of primitive stems and words from them. The grammar gives an "Account
of the Simple Component Sounds"; and has sections on "Base-structure";
"Combination of Sounds in Word-formation"; "Suffixion"; and
"Accentuation." There is also an introductory section on the "Descent
of Tongues" which outlines the historical divisions of the various
Elven-kindreds and the languages they spoke.

Tolkien revised the _Tengwesta Qenderinwa_ extensively in the early
1950s after completing the composition of _The Lord of the Rings,_
incorporating new conceptions of the linguistic history which had
emerged by then or those that arose during revisions to the _Quenta
Silmarillion_ and associated writings in Tolkien's legendarium. The
earliest and latest versions of the _Tengwesta Qenderinwa_ are presented
in this issue of _Parma Eldalamberon,_ along with an editorial analysis
of the stages of revision that the text underwent between the 1930s and
1950s, and notes on the relation of the linguistic data in the text to that
found in the _Etymologies._

The "Pre-FÃ«anorian Alphabets" is an edition of Tolkien's charts and
notes from about 1924 to 1929 dealing with scripts that conceptually
precede the FÃ«anorian Tengwar, which would eventually be included
in _The Lord of the Rings._ This issue of _Parma Eldalamberon_
contains "Pre-FÃ«anorian Alphabets, Part 2," with the alphabets called
Qenyatic, Andyoqenya and Angloquenya, in modes which were
designed for writing English. Tolkien's examples of the scripts are
reproduced in fascimile. These include charts of the sounds represented
by the letters, and various English words and texts written in the scripts.
Transcriptions of the examples and editorial commentary on the dating
and historical background are provided.

Cover art by Adam Victor Christensen.

_Parma Eldalamberon_ Issue Number 18 is a 150-page journal.
Available for shipping November 23, 2009.

The pre-publication cost is $30 per copy including postage and handling.

_Parma
Eldalamberon_ 'The Book of Elven-tongues' is a journal of theElvish
Linguistic Fellowship, a special interest group of the Society.The current
issue presents previously unpublished writings by J. R. R. Tolkien
concerning his Elvish languages and early versions of his invented
scripts. These have been edited and annotated by Christopher Gilson, Arden
R. Smith and Patrick H. Wynne, under the guidance of Christopher Tolkien
and with the permission of the Tolkien Estate.

The _Tengwesta
Qenderinwa_ is a grammar of the Primitive Quendian language, which Tolkien
imagined to be the common ancestor of the various Elven-tongues spoken in
Middle-earth, such as Quenya, Noldorin, Lemberin and Pereldarin (the last
two later called Sindarin and Nandorin). The earliest version of the
_Tengwesta Qenderinwa_ was composed in the late 1930s around the same time
as the _Etymologies, _ which is a collection of Primitive Quendian
bases with examples of Elvish words derived from them. The _Tengwesta
Qenderinwa_ describes the grammatical rules for the structure of Quendian
bases and the derivation of primitive stems and words from them. The
grammar gives an "Account of the Simple Component Sounds"; and has
sections on "Base-structure" ; "Combination of Sounds in
Word-formation" ; "Suffixion"; and "Accentuation. " There is also
an introductory section on the "Descent of Tongues" which outlines the
historical divisions of the various Elven-kindreds and the languages they
spoke.

Tolkien revised the _Tengwesta Qenderinwa_ extensively in the
early 1950s after completing the composition of _The Lord of the Rings,_
incorporating new conceptions of the linguistic history which had
emerged by then or those that arose during revisions to the _Quenta
Silmarillion_ and associated writings in Tolkien's legendarium. The
earliest and latest versions of the _Tengwesta Qenderinwa_ are presented
in this issue of _Parma Eldalamberon, _ along with an editorial
analysis of the stages of revision that the text underwent between the
1930s and 1950s, and notes on the relation of the linguistic data in the
text to that found in the _Etymologies. _

The "Pre-FÃ«anorian
Alphabets" is an edition of Tolkien's charts andnotes from about 1924 to
1929 dealing with scripts that conceptually precede the FÃ«anorian
Tengwar, which would eventually be included in _The Lord of the Rings._
This issue of _Parma Eldalamberon_contains "Pre-FÃ«anorian Alphabets, Part
2," with the alphabets called Qenyatic, Andyoqenya and Angloquenya, in
modes which were designed for writing English. Tolkien's examples of the
scripts are reproduced in fascimile. These include charts of the sounds
represented by the letters, and various English words and texts written in
the scripts. Transcriptions of the examples and editorial commentary on
the dating and historical background are provided.

Cover art by
Adam Victor Christensen.

_Parma Eldalamberon_ Issue Number 18 is a
150-page journal. Available for shipping November 23, 2009.

The
pre-publication cost is $30 per copy including postage and
handling.

Right now numbers 10 and 14 are out of print. See the
above web pages for links to further information about
back issues of _Parma Eldalamberon_ and their availability.

Ideally, I would like to see all of the issues in print, not
just some. Hopefully, if _Parma Eldalamberon 18_ is
"successful" I can move forward on that.

So tell your friends about it :-)

Christopher Gilson

--- In mythsoc@yahoogroups.com, WendellWag@... wrote:
>
> Chris, are back issues numbered 10, 14, 15, and 16 available? I know I've
> been harassing you about these issues at Mythcon every time I see you?
>
> Wendell Wagner
>
>

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